Improving Responsiveness: Our Journey from Manual Yearly Updates to Automated Linkage for Near Real-Time Understanding of Outcomes and Modelling Future Service Demand

• Published in: International journal of population data science Vol. 9; no. 5
• Main Authors: Witowski, Philip, Sipthorp, Mark, Ismail, Adam, Sulaiman, Windra, Phillips, Beverley, Williams, Sharon
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Swansea University 10.09.2024

ObjectiveDemand for real-time data during the COVID-19 pandemic revealed a need to increase efficiencies in manual linkage processes to respond to events in near real-time. In response, our jurisdictional linkage agency transitioned from yearly to daily, weekly and monthly linkage practices through...